Cover of Scarlett Fever

Scarlett Fever

Claire Highton-Stevenson

the Witches of Thistle Grove

contemporary romance(2k)

A straight-ish divorced mum in her fifties has a one-night stand — then the woman shows up to live in her house.

Description

On a girl's night out with her friends; fifty-something, divorced, and really not looking for any attention, Claudia Maddox is somewhat surprised when girls' night takes on a whole new meaning. Ending up in bed with a woman twenty years her junior, hadn’t been the plan, but it was a night she certainly wouldn’t forget. Scarlett was sexy, and fun and knew just what she was doing. But for Claudia, it was a one-night stand. An opportunity to blow off the cobwebs following her divorce from Jack, and her impending redundancy.Scarlett had just been a fascinating experience she would think of now and then because Claudia is straight, and Scarlett was a one-off. Right? I mean, who gets to her age and suddenly discovers they might be into women?As a mother to three grown children, Claudia already has enough on her plate, when her eldest Diana asks for a favour. Her best friend from Uni needs a place to stay for a few days. Claudia agrees to take her in, after all, her youngest, Zara, is already home for the week, what harm could it be?Scarlett Fever is an age gap, toaster oven, Contemporary Romance, with a dash of humour and a whole heap of spice, don’t miss it.

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